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See also:ADEPT (if used as a substantive pronounced adept, if as an See also:adjective adept; from See also:Lat. adeptus, one who has Attained) , completely and fully acquainted with one's subject, an See also:expert . The word implies more than acquired proficiency, a natural inborn aptitude . In olden times an See also:adept was one who was versed in magic, an alchemist, one who had attained the See also:great secrets of the unknown . |
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